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| 1 | - | WES MOORE, Governor Ch. 260 | |
| 2 | 1 | ||
| 3 | - | – 1 – | |
| 4 | - | Chapter 260 | |
| 5 | - | (Senate Bill 50) | |
| 6 | 2 | ||
| 7 | - | AN ACT concerning | |
| 3 | + | EXPLANATION: CAPITALS INDICATE MAT TER ADDED TO EXISTIN G LAW. | |
| 4 | + | [Brackets] indicate matter deleted from existing law. | |
| 5 | + | Underlining indicates amendments to bill. | |
| 6 | + | Strike out indicates matter stricken from the bill by amendment or deleted from the law by | |
| 7 | + | amendment. | |
| 8 | + | *sb0050* | |
| 8 | 9 | ||
| 9 | - | Human Relations – Commission on Civil Rights – Appeal of Final Orders | |
| 10 | + | SENATE BILL 50 | |
| 11 | + | D5, P1, D3 4lr0507 | |
| 12 | + | (PRE–FILED) CF HB 394 | |
| 13 | + | By: Senators Lam, Benson, and Brooks Brooks, Smith, Waldstreicher, Sydnor, | |
| 14 | + | West, Muse, Folden, James, Charles, Kelly, McKay, and Carter | |
| 15 | + | Requested: August 15, 2023 | |
| 16 | + | Introduced and read first time: January 10, 2024 | |
| 17 | + | Assigned to: Judicial Proceedings | |
| 18 | + | Committee Report: Favorable with amendments | |
| 19 | + | Senate action: Adopted | |
| 20 | + | Read second time: February 12, 2024 | |
| 10 | 21 | ||
| 11 | - | FOR the purpose of providing that a certain final order of the Commission on Civil Rights | |
| 12 | - | on a complaint alleging a discriminatory act is appealable in accordance with the | |
| 13 | - | Administrative Procedure Act; and generally relating to the Commission on Civil | |
| 14 | - | Rights and appeals of final orders. | |
| 22 | + | CHAPTER ______ | |
| 15 | 23 | ||
| 16 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, | |
| 17 | - | Article – State Government | |
| 18 | - | Section 20–101(a) through (d) | |
| 19 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 20 | - | (2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) | |
| 24 | + | AN ACT concerning 1 | |
| 21 | 25 | ||
| 22 | - | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, | |
| 23 | - | Article – State Government | |
| 24 | - | Section 20–1005(d) | |
| 25 | - | Annotated Code of Maryland | |
| 26 | - | (2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) | |
| 26 | + | Human Relations – Commission on Civil Rights – Appeal of Final Orders 2 | |
| 27 | 27 | ||
| 28 | - | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, | |
| 29 | - | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: | |
| 28 | + | FOR the purpose of providing that a certain final order of the Commission on Civil Rights 3 | |
| 29 | + | on a complaint alleging a discriminatory act is appealable in accordance with the 4 | |
| 30 | + | Administrative Procedure Act; and generally relating to the Commission on Civil 5 | |
| 31 | + | Rights and appeals of final orders. 6 | |
| 30 | 32 | ||
| 31 | - | Article – State Government | |
| 33 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments, 7 | |
| 34 | + | Article – State Government 8 | |
| 35 | + | Section 20–101(a) through (d) 9 | |
| 36 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 10 | |
| 37 | + | (2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 11 | |
| 32 | 38 | ||
| 33 | - | 20–101. | |
| 39 | + | BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, 12 | |
| 40 | + | Article – State Government 13 | |
| 41 | + | Section 20–1005(d) 14 | |
| 42 | + | Annotated Code of Maryland 15 | |
| 43 | + | (2021 Replacement Volume and 2023 Supplement) 16 | |
| 34 | 44 | ||
| 35 | - | | |
| 36 | - | ||
| 45 | + | SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND, 17 | |
| 46 | + | That the Laws of Maryland read as follows: 18 | |
| 37 | 47 | ||
| 38 | - | ||
| 48 | + | Article – State Government 19 2 SENATE BILL 50 | |
| 39 | 49 | ||
| 40 | - | (c) “Complainant” means a person that files a complaint alleging a discriminatory | |
| 41 | - | act under this title. | |
| 42 | 50 | ||
| 43 | - | (d) “Discriminatory act” means an act prohibited under: | |
| 44 | 51 | ||
| 45 | - | (1) Subtitle 3 of this title (Discrimination in Places of Public | |
| 46 | - | Accommodation); | |
| 52 | + | 20–101. 1 | |
| 47 | 53 | ||
| 48 | - | ( | |
| 49 | - | ||
| 54 | + | (a) In Subtitles 1 through 11 of this title the following words have the meanings 2 | |
| 55 | + | indicated. 3 | |
| 50 | 56 | ||
| 51 | - | ||
| 57 | + | (b) “Commission” means the Commission on Civil Rights. 4 | |
| 52 | 58 | ||
| 53 | - | ( | |
| 54 | - | ||
| 59 | + | (c) “Complainant” means a person that files a complaint alleging a discriminatory 5 | |
| 60 | + | act under this title. 6 | |
| 55 | 61 | ||
| 56 | - | ( | |
| 62 | + | (d) “Discriminatory act” means an act prohibited under: 7 | |
| 57 | 63 | ||
| 58 | - | (5) Subtitle 7 of this title (Discrimination in Housing); or | |
| 64 | + | (1) Subtitle 3 of this title (Discrimination in Places of Publ ic 8 | |
| 65 | + | Accommodation); 9 | |
| 59 | 66 | ||
| 60 | - | ( | |
| 61 | - | ||
| 67 | + | (2) Subtitle 4 of this title (Discrimination by Persons Licensed or Regulated 10 | |
| 68 | + | by Maryland Department of Labor); 11 | |
| 62 | 69 | ||
| 63 | - | 20–1005. | |
| 70 | + | (3) Subtitle 5 of this title (Discrimination in Leasing of Commercial 12 | |
| 71 | + | Property); 13 | |
| 64 | 72 | ||
| 65 | - | (d) (1) If there is a finding of no probable cause to believe that a discriminatory | |
| 66 | - | act has been or is being committed, the complainant may file a request for reconsideration | |
| 67 | - | of the finding in accordance with the Commission’s regulations. | |
| 73 | + | (4) Subtitle 6 of this title (Discrimination in Employment); 14 | |
| 68 | 74 | ||
| 69 | - | (2) Unless the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has | |
| 70 | - | jurisdiction over the subject matter of the complaint, a denial of a request for | |
| 71 | - | reconsideration of a finding of no probable cause by the Commission is a final order | |
| 72 | - | appealable [to the circuit court] as provided in [§ 10–222 of this article] THE | |
| 73 | - | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT. | |
| 75 | + | (5) Subtitle 7 of this title (Discrimination in Housing); or 15 | |
| 74 | 76 | ||
| 75 | - | | |
| 76 | - | ||
| 77 | + | (6) Subtitle 8 of this title (Aiding, Abetting, or Attempting Discriminatory 16 | |
| 78 | + | Act; Obstructing Compliance). 17 | |
| 77 | 79 | ||
| 78 | - | Approved by the Governor, April 25, 2024. | |
| 80 | + | 20–1005. 18 | |
| 81 | + | ||
| 82 | + | (d) (1) If there is a finding of no probable cause to believe that a discriminatory 19 | |
| 83 | + | act has been or is being committed, the complainant may file a request for reconsideration 20 | |
| 84 | + | of the finding in accordance with the Commission’s regulations. 21 | |
| 85 | + | ||
| 86 | + | (2) Unless the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commissio n has 22 | |
| 87 | + | jurisdiction over the subject matter of the complaint, a denial of a request for 23 | |
| 88 | + | reconsideration of a finding of no probable cause by the Commission is a final order 24 | |
| 89 | + | appealable [to the circuit court] as provided in [§ 10–222 of this article] THE 25 | |
| 90 | + | ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT. 26 | |
| 91 | + | ||
| 92 | + | SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect 27 | |
| 93 | + | October 1, 2024. 28 | |
| 94 | + |